Qibla direction › United States
Columbus, United States · 10,981 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:19 PM in Columbus) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 52° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Columbus | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 264 km | 52° | 10,822 km |
| Indianapolis | 270 km | 50° | 11,205 km |
| London | 367 km | 53° | 10,661 km |
| Chicago | 444 km | 49° | 11,146 km |
| Hamilton | 450 km | 54° | 10,553 km |
| Mississauga | 488 km | 54° | 10,519 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 52° (northeast). With a phone, the Yaad-e-Namaz app's Qibla compass does this for you and corrects for the difference between magnetic and true north. Hold the phone flat and away from metal and magnets.
From Columbus, the Qibla is 52° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 10,981 km away.
From true north. A magnetic compass can be off by a few degrees depending on where you are; the Yaad-e-Namaz app corrects for this automatically.
